Amaryllidaceae
Spring snowflake
Leucojum vernum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Leucojum
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Common names
By language (32)
- Arabic
- عبهر ربيعي, العبهر الربيعي
- Azerbaijani
- Yaz ağçiçəyi
- Basque
- Udaberri-txilintxa
- Bulgarian
- Пролетно блатно кокиче
- Chinese
- 雪片莲, 雪片蓮, 铃兰水仙, 雪铃花
- Croatian
- Proljetni drijemovac, Ožujska čaša
- csb
- Zymkòwô sniegòwica
- Czech
- Bledule jarní
- Danish
- Dorotealilje
- Dutch
- Lenteklokje
- English
- Spring snowflake, Dewdrop, Snowbell, St. Agnes' flower
- Esperanto
- Printempa leŭkojo
- Estonian
- Kevadine märtsikelluke, Leucoium vernum
- Finnish
- Kevätkello, Kevätlumipisara
- French
- Nivéole de printemps, Nivéole du Printemps, Nivéole printanière, Niveole de printemps
- German
- Frühlings-Knotenblume, Frühlingsknotenblume, Großes Schneeglöckchen, Märzbecher, Märzenbecher, Märzglöckchen
- hsb
- Sněholinka, Blědniwka, Běły zwónčk, Měrcowe zwónčki, Sněžinka, Zažna snězyčka
- Hungarian
- Tavaszi tőzike
- Italian
- Campanellino di primavera, Leucoyum vernum
- Japanese
- スプリング・スノーフレーク
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Klosterklokke
- Persian
- دانهبرفی بهاری
- Polish
- Śnieżyca wiosenna
- Romanian
- Lușcă, Ghiocel bogat, Luşcă
- Russian
- Белоцветник весенний, Белянка
- Slovak
- Bleduľa jarná
- Slovenian
- Pomladanski veliki zvonček, Bingeljc, Katršca, Klinčki, Kronica, Kronice, Norica, Soldatki
- Spanish
- Alheli blanco de Teofrasto, Alhelí blanco de Teofrasto, Campanilla de Eguiluz, Campanilla de verano de la Virgen, Campanillas de primavera, Leucoio de primavera
- Swedish
- Snöklocka
- Ukrainian
- Білоцвіт весняний
- Welsh
- Eirïaidd y gwanwyn
- Western Frisian
- Maarteblomke, Maitydsklokje
Synonyms
- Erinosma nebrodensis Lojac.
- Erinosma verna (L.) Herb.
- Galanthus vernus (L.) All.
- Leucojum vernum subsp. carpathicum (Loudon) A.E.Murray
- Leucojum vernum var. biflorum Simonk.
- Leucojum vernum var. transsilvanicum Porcius
- Leucojum vernum var. vagneri Stapf
- Nivaria verna (L.) Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 1,281 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Josh Hedley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katie A, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: hejda_krabbelt_was, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: E. A., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: bemma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Roweromaniak, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Михаил Малышев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.